1961 Major League Baseball Expansion Draft

1961 Draft

Regular Phase, $75,000 per player
Pick	Player	Position	Selected by	Previous team
1	Eddie Bressoud	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	San Francisco Giants
2	Hobie Landrith	Catcher	New York Mets	San Francisco Giants
3	Bob Aspromonte	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	Los Angeles Dodgers
4	Elio Chacón	Infielder	New York Mets	Cincinnati Reds
5	Bob Lillis	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	St. Louis Cardinals
6	Roger Craig	Pitcher	New York Mets	Los Angeles Dodgers
7	Dick Drott	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Chicago Cubs
8	Gus Bell	Outfielder	New York Mets	Cincinnati Reds
9	Al Heist	Outfielder	Houston Colt .45s	Chicago Cubs
10	Joe Christopher	Outfielder	New York Mets	Pittsburgh Pirates
11	Román Mejías	Outfielder	Houston Colt .45s	Pittsburgh Pirates
12	Félix Mantilla	Infielder	New York Mets	Milwaukee Braves
13	George Williams	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	Philadelphia Phillies
14	Gil Hodges	First baseman	New York Mets	Los Angeles Dodgers
15	Jesse Hickman	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Philadelphia Phillies
16	Craig Anderson	Pitcher	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals
17	Merritt Ranew	Catcher	Houston Colt .45s	Milwaukee Braves
18	Ray Daviault	Pitcher	New York Mets	San Francisco Giants
19	Don Taussig	Outfielder	Houston Colt .45s	St. Louis Cardinals
20	John DeMerit	Outfielder	New York Mets	Milwaukee Braves
21	Bobby Shantz	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Pittsburgh Pirates
22	Al Jackson	Pitcher	New York Mets	Pittsburgh Pirates
23	Norm Larker	First baseman	Houston Colt .45s	Los Angeles Dodgers
24	Sammy Drake	Infielder	New York Mets	Chicago Cubs
25	Sam Jones	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	San Francisco Giants
26	Chris Cannizzaro	Catcher	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals
27	Paul Roof	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Milwaukee Braves
28	Choo Choo Coleman	Catcher	New York Mets	Philadelphia Phillies
29	Ken Johnson	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Cincinnati Reds
30	Ed Bouchee	First baseman	New York Mets	Chicago Cubs
31	Dick Gernert	First baseman	Houston Colt .45s	Cincinnati Reds
32	Bobby Gene Smith	Outfielder	New York Mets	Philadelphia Phillies

Regular Phase, $50,000 per player
Pick	Player	Position	Selected by	Previous team
33	Ed Olivares	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	St. Louis Cardinals
34	Sherman Jones	Pitcher	New York Mets	Cincinnati Reds
35	Jim Umbricht	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Pittsburgh Pirates
36	Jim Hickman	Outfielder	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals
37	Jim Golden	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Los Angeles Dodgers

Premium Phase, $125,000 per player
Pick	Player	Position	Selected by	Previous team
38	Joe Amalfitano	Infielder	Houston Colt .45s	San Francisco Giants
39	Jay Hook	Pitcher	New York Mets	Cincinnati Reds
40	Turk Farrell	Pitcher	Houston Colt .45s	Los Angeles Dodgers
41	Bob Miller	Pitcher	New York Mets	St. Louis Cardinals
42	Hal Smith	Catcher	Houston Colt .45s	Pittsburgh Pirates
43	Don Zimmer	Infielder	New York Mets	Chicago Cubs
44	Al Spangler	Outfielder	Houston Colt .45s	Milwaukee Braves
45	Lee Walls	Infielder/Outfielder	New York Mets	Philadelphia Phillies